Nevada "none" still a pesky force on ballot

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada's perpetual loser didn't triumph on Election Day, but "none of the above" played a familiar role — maybe not as outright spoiler, but a pesky sideline distraction nonetheless.

In Nevada's fiercely fought U.S. Senate race, nearly 45,000 people opted for "none of these candidates" over Republican Sen. Dean Heller and his Democratic challenger, Rep. Shelley Berkley. Another 48,000 votes went to a third party candidate. Combined, those votes accounted for roughly 10 percent of ballots cast.